also took place . as the subtropical ridge north of the storm weakened , beat ##riz acquired a more north ##erly component to its track , bringing the center of the storm closer to mexico . con ##ve ##ctive bands gradually wrapped around the system throughout the day . during the afternoon hours of june 20 , a hurricane hunter aircraft found beat ##riz just below hurricane strength , and subsequently , the system was upgraded just a few hours later , while situated roughly 85 mi ( 140 km ) southeast of man ##zan ##illo , mexico . early on june 21 , a 23 to 29 mi ( 37 to 47 km ) wide eye developed within the central dense over ##cast . in light of
also took place. as the subtropical ridge north of the storm weakened, beatriz acquired a more northerly component to its track, bringing the center of the storm closer to mexico. convective bands gradually wrapped around the system throughout the day. during the afternoon hours of june 20, a hurricane hunter aircraft found beatriz just below hurricane strength, and subsequently, the system was upgraded just a few hours later, while situated roughly 85 mi ( 140 km ) southeast of manzanillo, mexico. early on june 21, a 23 to 29 mi ( 37 to 47 km ) wide eye developed within the central dense overcast. in light of